IFC, GBCI launch EDGE Green Building Certification in India
Jul 10, 2015, at 01:41 am
New Delhi, July 9 (IBNS): IFC, a member of the World Bank Group; GBCI, a third-party agency recognizing excellence in the green building industry; have partnered with CREDAI, the apex body of private real estate developers,to launch EDGE green building certification system in India.
VLCC announces joint venture with Korean company 'Caregen' to introduce age defying technology
Jul 10, 2015, at 12:56 am
Kolkata, July 9 (IBNS): Premium wellness brand VLCC Health Care Ltd. and Korea's leading biotechnology and R&D company, Caregen Co.,Ltd. on Thursday announced a joint venture for selling Caregen's range of cosmeceutical brands such as Dermaheal, RENOKIN, and DR.CYJ that provide cutting-edge anti-ageing solutions in 25 countries in Asia, North Africa and East Africa.
Sensex closes 114 points below
Jul 09, 2015, at 10:28 pm
New Delhi, July 9 (IBNS): The Sensex closed 114 points down as trading in the Indian market ended on Thursday.
Vodafone M-Pesa partners with Walmart India for hassle-free cash management
Jul 09, 2015, at 10:13 pm
New Delhi, July 9 (IBNS) Vodafone India, one of India’s leading telecom service providers, has entered into a strategic tie-up with Walmart India, the wholly owned subsidiary of world’s largest retailer Walmart Stores Inc.
UN agriculture agency partners with Italy's Autogrill to cut food waste and support small farmers
Jul 09, 2015, at 06:56 pm
New York, July 9 (IBNS) The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization on Wednesdayannounced a partnership with Autogrill –the multinational food and beverage provider best known for its full-service highway rest stops and airport eateries – to cut food waste and introduce products of small-scale farmers in developing countries.
Small farmers can be major actors in reducing agriculture's carbon footprint - UN agency
Jul 09, 2015, at 06:40 pm
New York, July 9 (IBNS) Helping farmers adapt to the impacts of climate change can also significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions, finds a new study released on Wednesdayby one of the agricultural agencies of the United Nations system.
At UN Economic and Social Council, ministers commit to 'people-centred' post-2015 development agenda
Jul 09, 2015, at 06:22 pm
New York, July 9 (IBNS): The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) on Wednesdaycommitted itself, through a Ministerial Declaration, to establishing a new set of inclusive sustainability goals that build on the successes of and the lessons learned from the landmark Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which are set to wrap up at the end of 2015.
Vodafone tops M2M rankings for fourth time
Jul 09, 2015, at 12:44 am
New Delhi, July 8 (IBNS): Vodafone has been rated the best Machine to Machine (M2M) communications service provider in the world for the fourth year in a row according to independent research by Analysys Mason.
Sensex closes 484 points below
Jul 09, 2015, at 12:04 am
Mumbai, July 8 (IBNS): A day when the Chinese stock market crashed, the Sensex closed 484 points below on Wednesday.
Infosys selected as strategic technology services partner of Deutsche Bank
Jul 08, 2015, at 11:57 pm
Bangalore, July 8 (IBNS): Infosys, a global leader in consulting, technology, outsourcing and next-generation services, including be-spoke development, application maintenance services, digital and mobility, package implementation, and testing services, has announced that it has signed a multi-year agreement with Deutsche Bank.
MYPACCO, Vinculum join hands to provide comprehensive logistics solutions to SMEs, e-tailers
Jul 08, 2015, at 11:46 pm
Mumbai, July 8 (IBNS): Mypacco, an online logistics aggregator announced its partnership with Vinculum Solutions, a Noida based IT software Company enabling the ecommerce ecosystem with SaaS based products for multi channel retailing.
Sistema Shyam TeleServices announces senior leadership appointments
Jul 08, 2015, at 09:20 pm
New Delhi, July 8 (IBNS): Sistema Shyam TeleServices Limited (SSTL) that provides telecom services under the MTS brand on Wednesday announced two senior leadership appointments with Bijender Yadav being named the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Ashok Singh being appointed as the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Kolkata and West Bengal circles.
Exim Bank announces 27th edition of its International Economic Research Award
Jul 08, 2015, at 08:39 pm
New Delhi, July 8 (IBNS): The Export-Import Bank of India (Exim Bank) has opened entries for the Exim Bank International Economic Research Annual Award (IERA).
Jul 08, 2015, at 03:18 pm
New York, July 8 (IBNS) The senior United Nations official who will act as head of the upcoming Third International Conference of Financing for Development, to be held in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, announced today that among the meeting's “concrete deliverables†would be a commitment to establish a new technology bank for the least developed countries by 2017.
ICICI Bank upgrades its mobile banking app, offers more than 100 services
Jul 08, 2015, at 04:29 am
Mumbai, July 7 (IBNS): ICICI Bank has upgraded its mobile banking app 'iMobile' by taking the total number of services that the users can avail of to over 100, the most by any Indian bank. A host of the new services are unprecedented in the industry.
Jul 08, 2015, at 04:28 am
New Delhi, July 7 (IBNS): Panasonic India on Tuesday added a new smartphone to its Eluga series-The Eluga Z; a Metal Blade Design smartphone with a 5 inch Oncell HD AMOLED Octa Core processor.
vivo Smart Phone India launches Hi-Fi 'V' Series
Jul 08, 2015, at 04:24 am
New Delhi, July 7 (IBNS): Smartphone brand vivo on Tuesday announced the launch of 'V' Series in India.
Two Railway Stations in Rajasthan to be illuminated with solar energy
Jul 08, 2015, at 04:05 am
New Delhi, July 7 (IBNS) Indian Railways continues to take steps for increased use of environment friendly solar energy to supplement its energy needs.
Chhattisgarh government to setup mega food parks to boost its economy
Jul 08, 2015, at 03:35 am
Kolkata, July 7 (IBNS) The Chhattisgarh government will set up a 150 hectare mega food park near Dhamtari district of the state.
Shell announces Shell Eco-marathon Asia 2016
Jul 08, 2015, at 01:59 am
Kolkata, July 7 (IBNS): Shell announced the opening of registration for Shell Eco-marathon (SEM) Asia 2016. The annual competition challenges aspiring young engineers to build vehicles of the future that can go the farthest on the least amount of energy.
Uber signs MoU with government of Telangana
Jul 07, 2015, at 11:49 pm
Hyderabad/Kolkata, July 7 (IBNS): Uber on Tuesday announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Telangana to create thousands of jobs and entrepreneurship opportunities, foster technical innovation and research into smart city initiatives and a commitment to make significant investments.
Indian market closes marginally below
Jul 07, 2015, at 10:41 pm
Mumbai, July 7 (IBNS) The Indian market closed marginally low with the Sensex closing 37 points below on Tuesday.
Lessons from Millennium Development Goals 'springboard' for future UN agenda – Ban
Jul 07, 2015, at 03:07 pm
New York, July 7 (IBNS) The United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) galvanized the world to produce the most successful anti-poverty movement in history, helped lift more than one billion people out of extreme poverty, made inroads against hunger and enabled more girls to attend school than ever before. However, despite remarkable gains, it will take more to ensure the poorest and most vulnerable people are not left behind.
Lead in fruits, drugs in livestock among issues to be tackled by UN food standards body
Jul 07, 2015, at 03:02 pm
New York, July 7 (IBNS) The United Nations food standards body, the Codex Alimentarius Commission, on Monday kicked off its latest session in Geneva, during which it will examine and adopt new food safety and quality standards, including limits on the use of drugs in food-producing animals.
Prabhu releases 50000th Coach manufactured by Integral Coach Factory
Jul 07, 2015, at 05:11 am
New Delhi, July 6 (IBNS): Minister of Railways Suresh Prabhakar Prabhu released 50000th Coach manufactured by Integral Coach Factory (ICF), Chennai, a production unit of Indian Railways.
India launches four Broadband products by C-DOT
Jul 07, 2015, at 04:49 am
New Delhi, July 6 (IBNS): India on Monday launched four world class Broadband products by C-DOT. With this India has become at par with all other developed countries in the world in respect of quality telecommunication services and effective penetration of advanced broadband based services, a government statement said.
Ness SES lends support to Digital India Week
Jul 07, 2015, at 03:57 am
New Delhi, July 6 (IBNS) Ness Software Engineering Services (SES), a leading provider of software product engineering services, is actively supporting and participating in the ongoing Digital India Week.
RIL announces to sell $32 mn stake in unit Network18
Jul 07, 2015, at 02:25 am
Mumbai, July 6 (IBNS): Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) on Monday announced that it is proposing to sell 3.25 crore shares of Network18 Media & Investments Limited (NW18) NW18) to bring down the aggregate shareholding of the promoter and promoter group to 75% and increase the public shareholding to 25% as mandated by Clause 40A of the listing agreement pursuant to Securities Contract (Regulation) Rules, 1957.
Nifty closes above 8500 points
Jul 06, 2015, at 11:44 pm
Mumbai, July 6 (IBNS): The Nifty closed above 8500 points as trading in the Indian market ended on Monday.
Tata Teleservices appoints Anuraag Srivastava as CFO
Jul 06, 2015, at 11:00 pm
New Delhi, July 6 (IBNS): Tata Teleservices Limited on Monday announced the appointment of Anuraag Srivastava as the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the company.